Container cap easily separate collection

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a container cap which is easily and separately collected and, more particularly, to a container cap which is easily and separately collected, in which when the container cap is opened for use, a state in which the container cap is connected to a container is maintained by a display ring, and when it is required to completely separate the container cap from the container for separate collection, the display ring is simply separated by a cut part by external force without a separate tool. To achieve this, the cut part including cut bridges formed from one end or both ends of a cut silt in a lengthwise direction of the cut slit to a lower end of the cut slit is formed in a container cap having a cap body and a display ring.

Claims

1. A container cap which is easily and separately collected, the container cap comprising a cap body having a screw-coupling scheme, and a display ring provided below the cap body, a hinge and a plurality of bridges that connect the display ring to the cap body, and, a cut slit being provided below the hinge, the cut slit being formed on a partial section of a circumference of a central portion of the display ring, wherein the displaying ring is divided into an upper displaying ring and a lower displaying ring by the cut slit, wherein the display ring has a cut part including cut bridges formed at one end side or both end sides of the cut slit and, wherein the cut part is formed vertically at one end or both ends of the lower displaying ring only without being formed in the upper displaying ring such that the upper displaying ring is formed without any cut parts.

2. The container cap of claim 1, wherein the display ring further has anti-shock hole formed between an end of the cut slit and an end of the cut part, which is in contact with the end of the cut slit.

3. The container cap of claim 2, wherein the anti-shock hole has an interval that is larger than an interval formed by the cut slit.

4. The container cap of claim 2, wherein an upper end of the anti-shock hole is higher than an end of the cut slit.

5. The container cap of claim 1, wherein a guide groove that is thinner than a thickness of the display ring is formed in a portion of the cut part, in which the cut bridges are formed.

6. The container cap of claim 1, wherein the cut part has a slope a at a cut slit end and is formed toward a lower end of the display ring, at which the cut slit is not formed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The above and other aspects, features and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

(2) FIGS. 1 and 2 are views illustrating a container cap according to the related art and an action relationship thereof;

(3) FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating a container cap which is easily and separately collected according to the present disclosure; and

(4) FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C are an embodiment illustrating a usage state of the container cap which is easily and separately collected according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(5) Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a container cap which is easily and separately collected, according to the present disclosure, will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(6) Further, the present disclosure will be described with reference to a state in which a container having the container cap installed therein stands, that is, a state in which a spout of the container extends upward, the expression inside refers to a central direction of an inside of the container at the corresponding height or a portion located in the direction, and the expression outside refers to a direction that is opposite to the inside or a portion located in the direction.

(7) Further, the height refers to an interval between the container including the container cap and a floor in a state in which the container stands up.

(8) Meanwhile, in description of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of the widely-known functions or configurations will be omitted to make the subject matter of the present disclosure clear.

(9) FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating a container cap which is easily and separately collected, according to the present disclosure, and FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C are an embodiment illustrating a usage state of the container cap which is easily and separately collected according to the present disclosure.

(10) As illustrated, a container cap 100 which is easily and separately collected, according to the present disclosure, may be completely separated from a container 10 after the container 10 is used, so that the container and the container cap having different materials may be separately collected and recycled.

(11) To achieve this, the container cap 100 which is easily and separately collected has a cut part 150 including cut bridges 152 from one end or both ends of the display ring 120 in the lengthwise direction thereof to a lower end of the display ring 120.

(12) As the cut part 150 is formed, a user may separate the display ring 120 from the container without a separate tool such as a knife and nippers.

(13) In detail, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the container cap 100 which is easily and separately collected, according to the present disclosure, is coupled to a spout of a container in a screw-coupling scheme by a male screw M/S and a female screw F/S, which is identical to the general container cap according to the related art, and has an opening/closing structure for the container spout according thereto.

(14) In detail, the container cap 100 includes a cap body 110 separated by lifting-up in a screw-coupling scheme, and a display ring 120 connected to one hinge 130 at a lower portion of the cap body 110 by a plurality of bridges 121.

(15) Here, the display ring 120 has a cut slit 140 on a lower side of the hinge 130, and the cut slit 140 is formed by cutting a partial section of a circumference (for example, a half of the circumference) of a central portion of the display ring 120 in the height direction thereof.

(16) When the cap 100 is opened, a portion of the above-described display ring 120, in which the cut slit 140 is formed, is divided into an upper display ring 120a and a lower display ring 120b and, while being widened, enlarges a connection length between the cap body 110 and the display ring 120 so that the cap body 110 is opened while being connected to the display ring 120.

(17) Referring to FIG. 5A, a general usage state of a container cap using the above-described container cap may be identified. This corresponds to a well-known function, and thus, a detailed action relationship thereof will be omitted to make the subject matter of the present disclosure clear.

(18) Meanwhile, the general container 10 and the general container cap 100 are manufactured of different materials, and after the container 10 is used, the container 10 and the container cap 100 are completely separated from each other as far as possible, so that a separate collection box may improve recycling efficiency.

(19) To this end, the cut part 150 is formed downward from one end or both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cut slit 140 of the display ring 120 to a lower end thereof such that a user or a worker may completely separate the container cap 100 from the container 10 by easily applying external force without a separate tool such as a knife and nippers, as needed.

(20) The cut part 150 has a cut line formed by perforating one or more holes at a portion at which the cut line is to be formed, and the cut line is formed by a plurality of cut bridges 152 to be cut by applying external force.

(21) Referring back to FIGS. 3 and 4, when the cut part 150 is formed, the display ring 120 further has an anti-shock hole 151 formed between an end of the cut slit 140 and an end of the cut part 150 in contact with the cut slit 140.

(22) Such an anti-shock hole 151 serves to concentrate a direction of force applied so as not to unintentionally cut the cut part 150, to the upper display ring 120a, when the user opens the container cap 100, that is, when the display ring 120 is divided into the upper display ring 120a and the lower display ring 120b by the cut slit 140 and enlarges the connection length between the cap body 110 and the display ring 120 while being widened.

(23) It is preferred that the cut part 150 has a slope a at a cut slit end 141 and is formed toward a lower end of the display ring 120 in which the cut slit 140 is not formed. Referring to FIG. 5A, a direction of force generated when the container cap 100 is opened by the anti-shock hole 151 does not face the cut part 150 but faces an end of the upper display ring 120a divided by the cut slit 140, in the display ring 120.

(24) Further, it is preferred that the anti-shock hole 151 has an interval that is larger than an interval formed by the cut slit 140 so that the direction of force is formed upward, and it is preferred that an upper end of the anti-shock hole 151 is formed to be higher than an end of the cut slit 140.

(25) In addition, the cut part 150 is formed along a guide groove 153 of which a portion in which the cut bridges 152 are formed is thinner than the thickness of the display ring 120 such that the user or the worker easily separate the container cap 100 while holding the cap body 110 and applying force.

(26) As described above, the cut part 150 formed in the container cap 100 which is easily and separately collected, according to the present disclosure, is formed in consideration of the thickness and the strength of the container such that there is no fracture when the container cap 100 is coupled to the container 10 or the container 10 is opened, and when the user wants to completely separate the container cap 100 from the container 10, the design of the cut part 150 is sufficiently considered such that the cut part 150 may be cut by force pulling the cap body 110.

(27) Next, a usage state of the container cap 100 which is easily and separately collected according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C.

(28) As described above, the container cap 100 which is easily and separately collected includes a cap body 110 and a display ring 120 formed at a lower portion of the cap body 110 by connecting the hinge 130 and the bridges 121 to each other.

(29) Further, the cut slit 140 is formed by cutting a portion of a circumference of a central portion of the display ring 120 in the height direction thereof, and the cut part 150 including the anti-shock hole 151, the cut bridges 152 and the guide groove 153 is downward formed at an end of the cut slit 140.

(30) First, referring to FIG. 5A, the user grips and rotates the cap body 110 to open the container 10. Here, the bridges 121 are cut and separated, and while the display ring 120 is fixed to the spout of the container, the cap body 110 is lifted up in a screw-coupling scheme, so that the spout of the container is opened.

(31) Here, the upper display ring 120a divided by the cut slit 140 increases the connection length while being connected to the cap body 110, so that the cap body 110 may be opened.

(32) Meanwhile, the cut part 150 including the cut bridges 152 formed to a lower end of the display ring 120 is formed at one end or both ends of the cut slit 140 in the lengthwise direction of the cut slit 140 to a lower end of the cut slit 140, and force applied to the increased connection length of the upper display ring 120a is not headed to the cut part 150 by the anti-shock hole 151 of the cut part 150 so that the cut part 150 is not cut and the shape of the cut part 150 is maintained.

(33) It is preferred that the cut part 150 has a slope a at the cut slit end 141 and is formed toward a lower end of the display ring 120 in which the cut slit 140 is not formed, and the anti-shock hole 151 has an interval that is larger than an interval formed by the cut slit 140. It is preferred that an upper end of the anti-shock hole 151 is formed to be higher than an end of the cut slit 140.

(34) Meanwhile, as needed, the cut part 150 may be vertically formed at the cut slit end 141 toward a lower end of the display ring 120, and it is apparent that this may be changed depending on the manufacturing and the design of the container cap 100.

(35) Referring to FIG. 5B, after the container is used, the user or the worker completely separates the container cap 100 from the container 10.

(36) To this end, the user holds the cap body 110 and bends the display ring 120 in an opposite direction while the display ring 120 passes through the spout of the container.

(37) Here, the cut part 150 is formed in a direction in which force is applied, and thus, the cut bridges 152 are separated and cut by external force.

(38) Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5C, the container cap 100 is completely separated and escapes from the container 10, and the container 10 and the container cap 100 having different materials are separately collected.

(39) A usage state of the container cap 100 described in FIGS. 5A to 5C is merely an embodiment for easily and completely separating the container cap 100 from the container 10 using the lowest force, and it is obvious that the user may pull the cap body 110 of the container cap 100 in a lateral direction without bending the cap body 110 of the container cap 100 so that the container cap 100 and the container 10 may be separated by the cut part 150.

(40) The above-described present disclosure may be variously substituted, modified and changed by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from the technical spirit of the present disclosure, so that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings.

(41) TABLE-US-00001 REFERENCE NUMERALS 10: Container 100: Container cap 110: Cap body 120: Display ring 120a: Upper display ring 120b: Lower display ring 121: Bridge 130: hinge 140: Cut slit 141: Cut slit end 150: Cut part 151: Anti-shock hole 152: Cut bridge 153: Guide groove